Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Termites and ants may appear similar, and in some respects, they are. But there are very important differences. This guide will ...

Matabele ants will tend to the wounds of their nest-mates that have had their legs bitten off by termites. Erik Frank / University of Würzburg When humans get injured, doctors often prescribe ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For Zach DeVries, an assistant professor of Urban Entomology at the University of Kentucky who works with its Cooperative ...

In their natural habitat outdoors, termites and carpenter ants are beneficial, recycling woody debris and returning nutrients to the soil. But inside your home? Not so good. Because these insects have ...

WASHINGTON – Much like human soldiers in combat, members of a large, black, termite-eating ant species found in sub-Saharan Africa march in formation into battle and afterward retrieve wounded ...

Carpenter ants are rarely a welcome sight, but a swarm is particularly alarming. Treat the problem and prevent future damage ...

"Ants are the No. 1 pest for our industry across the United States," said Michael Deming, owner of Bentson Pest Management in Sioux City. "It's ants and the termites. Those are the two that make our ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

There are 20 quadrillion ants on Earth —that’s 2.5 million ants for every human. Known ant species (members of the family Formicidae) number over 12,000, and some experts estimate upwards of 20,000 ...

Termites and ants may appear similar, and in some respects, they are. But there are very important differences. This guide will help you distinguish termites from ants, so you know what kind of bugs ...